Can a general fight on the strength of soldiers, who, he knows, have no faith in him?

Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called.

We want to go in for suffering, and there may be torture. If we put the women in front the Government may hesitate to inflict on us all the penalty that they might otherwise inflict.

Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.

Everything we do is futile, but we must do it anyway.

Complete independence will be complete only to the extent of our approach in practice to truth and nonviolence.

A vow must lead one upwards, never downwards towards perdition.